The Fastest Marathon In The World Isn’t The One You’d Guess
New research on more than a million performances names the fastest course — and predicts the arc of your own marathon career
Running Features
Fayetteville-Manlius Parts With Bill Aris, the Most Decorated Coach in High School Running
The district did not renew the 71-year-old’s seasonal position after an investigation into how he trained his athletes. Aris says he was never interviewed and has not decided whether to appeal.
Elite Runners
The Runner Who Quit At 24 Just Completed The Full Set In Glasgow
Georgia Hunter Bell led the 800m final gun-to-tape to beat world champion Lilian Odira and win Commonwealth gold at Scotstoun, adding the one major medal she was missing. Not bad for a runner who retired in her mid-20s and once ran part-time while working in tech.
Elite Runners
Everyone Will Call This the Robot Shoe. The Robot Is Not the Story.
On’s LightSpray Cloudboom Strike 2 arrives this week wrapped in the most futuristic upper in running. The real news is underfoot, where the company that built its identity on holes is quietly becoming something else.
Michael Doyle
Spotify’s Running Mode Asks You to Set a Tempo. Its Default Is 150 BPM.
The feature went live Thursday for Premium subscribers on iOS in seven markets, building playlists around a beats-per-minute figure the runner chooses. Research on cadence suggests 150 is the wrong place for most people to start.
Brands and Gear News
9-Year-Old Oliver Smith Ran 380K for His Dad. He Never Ran a Marathon.
The nine-year-old from Barnsley covered the equivalent of nine marathons in 2K and 5K pieces between January and April, raising more than £17,000 for the charity that supported his father through brain surgery.
Sunshine Coast Marathon Medals Cleared From a Brisbane Dock Just Days Before the Race
A container holding finisher medals and shirts for Sunday’s record field reached the Port of Brisbane more than three weeks late. Organizers had already warned entrants they might finish with nothing to collect.
Race Coverage
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